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The True Cast – Every River Has a Handshake
One thing that totally got me hooked on fly fishing—even before I caught any fish—was the simple feeling of standing in a river with waders on. The way the water pressure sucked the waders onto my legs…watching the swirling currents and the shapes they made on the water surface as they danced off my legs…the…
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Casting Tip: Clean, Stretch and Practice.
Fair casts are made with decent fly rods. Good casts happen with good fly lines. Great casts come from both… and practice. A good, slick, straight fly line will do more for a mediocre fly rod than a fancy, expensive fly rod will ever do for a tattered, mediocre fly line. Clean the line with…
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The True Cast – Fly Fishing Jazz
I’m a fan of both fly fishing and jazz music, and I often like to think of the two in the same context. In fact, I used to write a column called “Fly Fishing Jazz” for MidCurrent, which was pretty deep stuff, and fun to play around with. Joona Håvard playing a gig - photo…
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Trout and Salmon Book Passage to Prime Habitat Through Infrastructure Funding
Grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will open fish passage for trout, salmon. Have you ever fished a perfect headwater stream that should have held trout – but didn’t? It can be perplexing – and frustrating. Throughout trout country, though, passage to prime coldwater habitat is often blocked by perched culverts at road crossings…
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The True Cast – The simplest trick to improve your casting accuracy…
People often talk about “feel” when it comes to casting a fishing rod of any sort, especially a fly rod. The more in-tune you are with the subtle flexes and the more you feel weight transfers of the line in the handle of the rod, the more you make adjustments that lead to straighter, more…
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Trout Love Snow
The rest of us, not so much. Winter continues in the West, but that’s ok with us anglers. There’s a common schtick these days in the grocery store, the post office, the coffee shop. “Can you believe this winter? When is spring going to get here? Man, I’m over this.” It’s past mid-April now and…
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Cast better.
Know the number one factor that turns a zinger fly cast into a clunker. Don't feel bad. All of us have at least one flaw in our casting strokes. But there’s one flaw that can turn an otherwise great cast into a dud. The bad news is that most people who make this mistake don’t…
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